The noisy wind blows through the foothills of Changbai Mountain, bringing the chill of the north, and the grass and trees all over the mountains are swaying in the wind, making a whimpering sound.

The Tang army was red-eyed and bloodied, and Anshi City was like a flat boat in the storm, crumbling, but it was stable after all.

Li Shimin sniffed lightly the salty smell of blood coming from the wind, and was a little suspicious of life.

The weapons of the Tang army have been greatly improved, which was tested in the Central Plains, but Anshi City is the pinnacle of the fortified mountain city.

Roughly like this-

Anshi City is not afraid of water attack, fire attack, catapult, not afraid of the Tang Army climbing the rock, the highest mountain top can see the movement of the attacking army clearly, there is only one gate, this gate is an urn city, any slope around is higher than 45 degrees, the slope of most of the slopes is above 60 degrees, belongs to the kind that can not stand steadily.

The city is full of organs, there is an independent water source, it is simply an independent kingdom, before the grain and grass are exhausted, you can hold on to it, forget to say, this city can also plant some land, Liaodong City is already very strong, but compared to Anshi City, it is much worse.

The most difficult thing is that the city lord of Anshi is a general who is good at defending the city, and the people of Anshi are united because of the matter of Liaodong City.

But hard gnawing, the result is that now, the Tang army marched all the way, broke through Liaodong and other important towns, and surrounded the point to send reinforcements to defeat the Liaodong army with less victories and more victories, Li Shimin was also very pleased to discover Xue Rengui, a young fierce general, the progress of conquering Liaodong has been completed 98 percent, only the two important towns of Anshi and Jizi are left, everything is developing in a good direction, but I never expected that under the city of Anshi, there seems to be a taste of breaking halberds and sinking sand.

All the generals in the camp knew that the Son of Heaven was waiting for the letter of Yongguo Gong to understand the situation of the Jizi Dao army and whether he could afford the food and grass needs of the army.

There are hundreds of big ships and thousands of small boats.

These numbers made the eyes of almost everyone in the camp brighten, and then they stared at Li Shimin with bright eyes, and a voice sounded in their hearts at the same time, Your Majesty, what are you hesitating about, give an order.

The congregation will be ordained.

After all, in the sea, standing on a boat, there is always no down-to-earth standing on land, which makes people feel more down-to-earth and reassured.

Li Shimin was already biased towards this plan in his heart, and at this moment he was extremely glad that he had followed Luosu's suggestion to train the navy and build a sea grain route in addition to the grain route on the road, otherwise he could only ponder retreating from the army now.

Li Shimin looked at the generals again, and said in a deep voice: "The generals will lead the army and fight under the city of Anshi, even if they want to leave, they must let the city lord of Anshi know that my Datang is not defeated, and will return the next day." ”

Even if you want to retreat, you can quickly withdraw the army from the sea, and you don't need to return by land over the mountains.

Of course.

There are 200,000 stones of grain in storage, and 10,000 grains and grass are transported every day.

It's not just that the army doesn't lack food and grass.

The minister has attacked the city first, in the city of Jizi, waiting for His Majesty's heavenly army. ”

Li Ke, the king of Yan, was ordered.

Now there are hundreds of big ships in Jizi Road, more than 1,000 small boats, the grain road has been opened, the grain and grass have been prepared, there are 200,000 stones of grain and grass, which can be used by the army, the grain road can transport 10,000 stones of grain and grass per day, passing through the waterway, and the loss can be almost ignored.

"Your Majesty, peace of mind.

The chief of the march of the minister, the head of the march, Yongguo Gong Xuanling, respected.

If possible, Li Shimin and the others will definitely not take the sea route, or will return by land.

After Li Shimin put away the letter, he swept away the slight gloomy meaning, and the heavens always favored him, "King Yan, Anshi City is three hundred miles in radius, and it is no longer inhabited, you lead the Mobei cavalry to move south to the Yalu River, and then give me these three hundred miles to keep an eye on, and I can't let anyone in Anshi City escape, and after I capture Jizi City, I will come to take care of Anshi City." ”

The value of waterway grain transportation lies in this, people on land eat horses and chew, almost non-existent, and ships carry more grain than horse-drawn carriages, even in today's society, sea transportation is still the lowest cost mode of transportation.

Li Daozong and others put forward a plan to bypass Anshi, attack Wugu, and directly attack Jizi City, the army in Anshi City will not exceed 30,000, only the ability to defend, no ability to attack, only leave a partial division, stationed in the south of Anshi, or north of the Yalu River, Anshicheng can only watch the Tang army leave.

"Your Majesty, a letter from the Duke of Yongguo!"

……

Outside the city, the wind that never seemed to stop blew the loess on the mountain, whirring and blowing, mixed with the smell of blood and swords and guns.

"Yongguo Gong, why don't you attack?"

In the hustle and bustle of the earth-shattering shouts of killing, the deputy chief Zhang Liang's armor was covered with enemy bloodstains, his face was quite indignant, and he asked loudly, "As long as our army presses it, we will definitely be able to break through Jizi City." ”

Zhang Liang didn't understand why Luo Xuanling, the Duke of Yongguo, was unwilling to press the whole army and capture the crumbling Jizi City, if he could capture the Jizi City before the arrival of the Son of Heaven, what a great credit it would be!

The rest of the generals in the barracks were also looking at Luo Xuanling, their eyes were full of curiosity, from the beginning of the march, Luo Xuanling had never let the army go all out, which was too strange.

You must know that among the 10,000 enemies who followed Li Shimin to fight the world, Luo Xuanling was the only one who was still active on the front line, and rushing into battle on the battlefield was a common thing.

Just a few years ago, he also served as the commander of the Gaochang Road marching army, leading the army to conquer the Gaochang Kingdom, running thousands of miles, which can be described as crazy to the extreme, but now he is conservative and cautious to the point that they are all crazy.

Luo Xuanling looked around, his face was very serious, "This is the reason why Your Majesty made this Duke the chief of the march of Jizi Dao, and the goal of this Duke is not to make meritorious contributions to himself, but to ensure that His Majesty can win."

This duke has sent a letter to His Majesty, and with His Majesty's character, he must have led a large army to the city of Minzi by now.

Your Majesty's safety depends on whether the grain route of the army is unblocked.

What the Bengong had to do was not to conquer the castle, but to first ensure that the situation on the scene was consistent with the letter.

Even if there is a ninety percent chance of conquering Keizi City, as long as there is a chance of failure, this will not be considered, this is not for the sake of Ben Gong himself, but this will never risk His Majesty's safety.

Not the slightest danger!

Do you understand? ”

Hiss.

When everyone in the camp heard Luo Xuanling's words, they were dumbfounded, but they only felt that they had benefited a lot.

No wonder the Duke of Yongguo can be so trusted by His Majesty, how many people want to marry the princess who can't be married, but His Majesty gave one to the Duke of Yongguo before he was born.

No wonder Yongguo Gong is the only old hero who can still lead the army.

If the Duke of Yongguo has a real handsome talent, I am afraid that His Majesty will rest assured that the Duke of Yongguo will lead a large army to destroy Liaodong.

People are favored for a real reason.

Any king who encounters such a caring courtier as the Duke of Yongguo will give the greatest trust.

Zhang Liang only felt solemn and respectful, he was an old man in the Qin Palace, and Luo Xuanling belonged to the one who came later, but now as soon as Luo Xuanling's words came out, he knew where the difference was, and immediately said solemnly: "Yongguo Gong is really a sincere person, Liang has been taught." ”

Luo Xuanling looked at the mountains and rivers in the distance, thinking about something that had nothing to do with the war, he waved his hand casually, "It's all for the country, and the princes are polite." ”

……

When the Son of Heaven of the Tang Dynasty drove to the foot of Jizi City, the pressure on the nobles in the city was extremely huge, and the army that Luo Xuanling participated in the attack did not exceed 10,000 from beginning to end, while Li Shimin brought tens of thousands of male soldiers.

Yuangai Suwen finally felt a taste of catastrophe, when rescuing Anshi City, Liaodong's alluring army was defeated, the only hope was that Anshi City could block the Tang Army, Anshi City did it, but the Tang Army didn't fight, and actually bypassed.

Luo Xuanling led the generals of Jizi Dao to meet Li Shimin, and by the way, he presented Li Shimin with a general topographical map of Jizi City and the general situation in the city.

"Qingyu does things, I have always been at ease."

As early as when he was fighting the world, Luo Xuanling was known for his prudence, and because of his dedication to saving Li Shimin's life, "Qingyu, I have just arrived, you have been under this Jizi City for a long time, I am afraid that I already have a draft in my heart, tell me, how to fight?" ”

Luo Xuanling did have an idea for a long time, he already knew about the failure of Anshi City to capture, and immediately said, "Your Majesty, the minister thinks that when the internal and external attacks are carried out, our army will storm Jizi City and put pressure on the city."

At the same time, he is gentle with the nobles in the city, the knees of the nobles in this world are the softest, the powerful are the most afraid of death, and there must be a lot of people in the city who are dissatisfied with Yuangai Suwen.

When Emperor Yang of Sui conquered Liaodong, there was a murder of kings in Liaodong, and now it is not difficult to kill a Yuan Gai Suwen.

The reason why Anshi City can really hold on to it is that the top and bottom are united, and the city lord of Anshi has made up his mind to drag my Tang Heavenly Army to retreat in the autumn and winter.

But Jizi City is different, there is no absolute voice in the city, and our army is constantly in logistics, which can be continuously sent from Qizhou, so Jizi City will be broken. ”

In the face of the Tang Army, which did not lack logistics, the Liaodong Kingdom, which had already lost the strength of the country, was indeed in a panic.

"Pass the order, attack the city tomorrow!"

Li Shimin ordered.

In Jizi City, in the face of the surrender conditions given by the Tang Dynasty, many people already want to surrender, as long as the die-hard element Yuan Gai Suwen is in the vein, he said sharply: "Anshi City can be defended, can't the king be able to hold it?" ”

But there are also those who oppose it and say, "What to guard?" The city of Anshi is in Liaodong, and the Tang army transported grain and grass by land, and the road was difficult.

My Jizi City is on the peninsula, and the Tang army is now transporting grain by water, but I don't even have a water army in Liaodong, and I can't cut off the grain route.

Some time ago, the Tang army also transported a large number of winter leather clothes and charcoal, even in winter, they can attack the city, can this be the same as Anshi City? ”

A reasonable refutation, Yuan Gai Suwen said angrily, immediately flipped the table and hacked him to death, the matter has developed to this point, and no one is right or wrong.

There are undercurrents everywhere in Jizi City, and many people know that it is difficult to reconcile between Yuangai Suwen and Datang, so he resolutely does not surrender and must resist to the end, but the others are different from Yuangai Suwen, and they don't want to be enemies with Datang.

For most Liaodong nobles, the loss of the country is actually not so uncomfortable.

For example, the nobles who surrendered to the Tang Army before had a feeling of "not mourning for a moment for being captured, and now standing in front of you are the loyal dogs of the Tang Dynasty and the new nobles of the Tang Dynasty".

Datang has been spreading culture to the Quartet for more than ten years, and at this moment ushered in the moment of harvest.

"When the Turks were destroyed in the early winter, the Ashina clan now has a very high status, that Ashina Sheer, but a close minister of the Tang Dynasty Son of Heaven, the Ashina clan was also given the surname Li, which is the surname given by the Son of Heaven.

We worked hard to follow the Luo clan into the customs to kill the emperor, and we got the certificate issued by King Su, and the Ashina family also got it, so it seems that the Tang Dynasty is very good. ”

"Yuangai Suwen, this old dog, I thought he could help us seize power, but now it seems that he is simply a madman, let us follow him to death, it's really a dream, will it be a great merit to tie him up and give it to the Tang Emperor, it is simply a step into the body."

Vote for the name!

Killing Yuan Gai Suwen never imagined that he would become a credit in the eyes of others.

……

Li Shimin rode into the city on a war horse and wore majestic armor, in front of him were countless prisoners kneeling on the ground, and the king of Liaodong and others tied up Yuangai Suwen and knelt in the front.

The tall Yuangai Suwen was tied up with five flowers, and his mouth was stuffed with a cloth ball, and he couldn't make a sound if he wanted to scold, so he could only support himself.

Li Shimin saw Yuan Gai Suwen, raised his sword and said: "I am the son of the emperor, I respect the order of the emperor Suwang, command all things in the world, the lord of Liaodong, do not respect the mandate of heaven, so there is a danger of losing the country, Yuan Gai Suwen, rebel and violent, if he is not punished heavily, how can the majesty of the emperor be demonstrated?"

Passing down my will, he captured all the men of their tribe who were taller than the wheels, castrated all the others, rewarded the women over the age of twelve to the toiling soldiers, and gave the rest to the priests, comforted the soldiers for their toil, took out the gold, silver, and treasures of their tribe, and gave them all to the soldiers.

Cut off the head of Yuangai Suwen, and I will personally worship the emperor and the ancestors in the temple. ”

With Li Shimin's always forgiving character, the punishment of Yuan Gai Suwen is not severe.

Yuangai Suwen wanted to say something after hearing it, but he squeaked and couldn't speak, and slashed it with a knife, his eyes were wide open, and he couldn't bat at death.

The king of Liaodong and the others didn't dare to say much, knelt on the ground, and didn't even dare to raise their heads, until Li Shimin spoke, "The country of Liaodong is removed today, and the king of Liaodong and other subordinates will return to the Central Plains with me." ”

"The minister obeys."

The king of Liaodong said busily.

Li Shimin turned his head to look at Li Tai beside him and asked, "What does King Wei think of Jizi City?" ”

Li Tai looked at it and said, "Compared to Chang'an, it's too far behind, and it's not a good place." ”

Li Shimin said with a smile: "Yes, if this place is handed over to you, can you govern it well?" ”

(End of chapter)